Spurs notebook: Maggette turns attention to front office

Updated 3:29 pm, Wednesday, October 16, 2013

San Antonio Spurs' Corey Maggette is fouled by Phoenix Suns' Gerald Green during the second half at the AT&T Center, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013. The Suns won 106-99.

San Antonio Spurs' Corey Maggette is fouled by Phoenix Suns' Gerald Green during the second half at the AT&T Center, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013. The Suns won 106-99.

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San Antonio Spurs forward Corey Maggette, front, pulls in a loose ball in front of Denver Nuggets guard Evan Fournier in the fourth quarter of the Nuggets' 98-94 victory in an NBA preseason basketball game in Denver on Monday, Oct. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) less

San Antonio Spurs forward Corey Maggette, front, pulls in a loose ball in front of Denver Nuggets guard Evan Fournier in the fourth quarter of the Nuggets' 98-94 victory in an NBA preseason basketball game in ... more

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Spurs notebook: Maggette turns attention to front office

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SAN ANTONIO -- Fifteen-year veteran Corey Maggette will turn his focus from the court to the front office after the Spurs on Tuesday made him one of three cuts from their training camp roster.

Center-forward Marcus Cousin and former Texas guard Myck Kabongo also were waived, leaving 16 players on the roster.

Maggette, who averaged 6.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists in an average of 24 minutes in preseason losses to the Suns and Nuggets, had announced his intention to retire if he did not make the Spurs' roster.

Now, he hopes to continue in the NBA in some capacity in the front office.

“I've been doing a lot of things in the summer with the NBA league offices and other teams around,” Maggette said after Sunday's game against Phoenix. “For me, this is a great opportunity to take things in and see the interaction with the players and the staff here. Everyone has treated me with respect here and professionalism.”

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Maggette, who scored 13,198 points in 827 games for six teams over his 15 seasons, said he hopes to sit down with Spurs general manager R.C. Buford to talk about breaking into a front-office job, with the Spurs or elsewhere.

“Over the years, I've had a great relationship with R.C. and Pop, (coach Gregg Popovich)” he said. “That's really the reason I'm here. I'm just trying to take it all in and do the best I can do.”

“After conferring with my younger brother, we changed the line to be a little funnier, a little more witty,” Bonner said. “But there's only so much you can do with two words.”

Despite his bit part, Bonner appreciated the chance to be part of the spot.

“I'm happy just to be included at any level, even if I'd just been the guy holding the light,” he said. “I think the H-E-B commercials are awesome. They're hilarious. They do a great job writing them, producing them and, obviously, the players over the years have done such a great job on camera that the history has elevated them to sort of legendary status when it comes to athlete commercials.”

Long and winding road trip: Popovich, who has a well-known disdain for long trips, admits he was perplexed to discover his team was scheduled for three straight preseason road games over the course of six days.

“I don't know,” Popovich said. “You'll have to ask R.C. (how it happened). Preseason is the preseason. We come out of every preseason .500, a little above or a little below. I don't know anything about it.”